He touted on the 2016 campaign trail that the wall along the U.S. Mexico border would be 1,000 miles long.
The Trump administration ended up building 453 miles of border wall, the bulk of which went towards reinforcing or rebuilding existing portions of the wall.
Trump also said the border wall would cost between $8 billion and $12 billion, costs Mexico would cover.
And the survey showed Republicans with an 18-point lead on immigration — a number that’s higher than at any point during the Trump administration.
Encounters at the southern border have steadily increased since June, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Persons:
Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, “, ”, Angie Garcia, Garcia, it’s, Denise Eason, ” Eason, That’s, Biden, Myra Banks, I’m, ’ ”, Banks, “ We’re, we’ve, ” Trump
Organizations:
Republican Party —, Trump, Republican, NBC, Democrat, U.S . Customs, Border
Locations:
EDINBURG , Texas, U.S, Mexico, Edinburg , Texas, McAllen , Texas